Like the title said, is it disadventageous to have your E.C start too late? I have multiple list of interesting E.Cs, but half of them, mainly the club I started and couple other I have joined, have begun in my junior year. I have two or three other E.Cs two of which I have been involved since 10th grade and one that I started at 9th, but I wonder how bad it will hurt my chances to have my E.Cs start late? I am fully committed to My E.Cs, activities and positions I hold, but will it still hurt me to have them so late? Thanks in advance =)
<p>bumppidy bump</p>
<p>Don't worry about starting them as a Junior...sometimes you don't know that something might interest you two years ahead, if you get my drift...it won't hurt, especailly if you are really commited</p>
<p>If you have been doing ECs all along and are adding some as you get older, well that is a good thing</p>
<p>At my Ds school, as freshman, kids explore lots of ECs, and by the time they are Juniors, they have usually narrowed them down to two or three really strong ones. That is expected. And to have you exploring new ones is also good. There are kids who still with one EC the whole time, but HATE it, they stay because of fear of exploring new things and how it may look</p>
<p>DO things because you love them, and it will fall into place on the aps and recommendations</p>
<p>yea so the last "what to do with my E.Cs" thread didn't include specific info about my E.Cs....so yea here's the elaborated version:</p>
<p>Extra Cir/Leadership:
- (Sec/Tres ~ President) KEY club (11- 12)
- Sec/tres 11th (probably VP/assistant student director senior year) for Vocal Choir III(our most advanced choir class) (9-12)
- (VP ~ President) for American Cancer Society (11~12)
- IAY (International Association of Youth) Co-VP (10~12)
- member, (Secretary ~ VP) of Junior Statesman of America (10~12)
- Founder/ President of Pre-med club in my school. (11- 12)
- Red Cross: member (10~12)</p>
<p><em>Wrote/published a short book(about 50~75pg booklet) in Korean about korean international transfer students and guides to adjusting in US</em></p>
<p>Volunteer/intern:
-KCCEB (Korean Community Center of the East Bay)(11-12)
-Maybe intern at Foreign Office (gov't) (11)
-Red Cross club
-IAY Tutoring for underprivilaged elementary kids at Pittsburg
-120 + hrs from random community service</p>
<p>If I can get few more awards (state/national) will that boost my E.Cs higher? Also, I am planning to publish an article/essay at an international history megazine that is devoted to publishing materials from secondary education students. If you have any advice/recommendation for either of these things, please leave a comment.</p>
<p>Also, that biggest worry of me right now is the fact that many of my clubs/organizations are concentrated around 11th and 12th grade. Most of them have started on 11th grade and the pre-med club was also founded then. Will it be a big blow to my E.Cs to not have consistant E.C for 4 years? I have only one that I have been doing since freshman year (School choir) and three others that I started in sophomore year, but the rest started when I became a junior. Will not having 4-year commitment seriously damage my chances? Same goes for volunteer work. I don't have a set volunteering job that I can rack hours with, like hospital or something mindless like that. Instead I got together and organized with my friends a tutoring session with elementary kids and did other various things with redcross club as well. Will not having long term commitment volunteer work and E.Cs seriously kill my chances....? any advice will be greatly appreciated</p>
<p>bumppiddy bumpo</p>
<p>I hope it doesn't matter that much. My school has two high school campuses, one for grades 9/10 and one for 11/12, so most of my ECs show a lack of continuity in that respect.</p>